Feb. 14, 2013

Kristy Hartsgrove is seen at Riverside Theatre on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen / David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

Why you should know her: Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers, 39, is a local actress who what been cast in shows for Riverside Theatre, Iowa City Community Theatre, Working Group Theatre, Iowa Summer Repertoire and Old Creamery Theatre. The Illinois State University MFA graduate is cast in William Missouri Downs’ “The Exit Interview” at Riverside Theatre. Hartsgrove Mooers plays a number of characters in the show, which runs today through Sunday. For more information, go to www.riversidetheatre.org.

“The Exit Interview” is made up of several flashbacks and characters, but one of my favorite scenes is: There is a two mother scenes that I get to do with Maura Clemont. It’s two moms on a park bench talking about how they know all these different facts because they’ve seen them in all these different sources and they all conflict. The second that you get one thing out of your mouth, you completely contradict yourself saying something else. The point is that we are surrounded with nonsense news all the time and just bombarded with it and you have to filter through it and find the truth.

The first role I every played was: At ICCT I played Susy (Hendrix) in “Wait until Dark.” It was a challenging role — I had to play a blind person — but I remember that I really really liked it.

My dream role would be: A lot of the roles I really want to do some day you really have to age into. I’d really love to play Clytemnestra in “Iphigenia,” a really intense, heavy role.

I’m reading: “Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child,” by Bob Spitz.

My favorite places to eat in the area are: Thai Flavors, the Bluebird Diner and Leaf Kitchen.

When I’m not working, you can find me: Asleep in bed or hanging out with my husband cooking or at Home Ec. because I love sewing and knitting.

Goals for the next few years: As an actor, you work contract to contract all the time so you make God laugh when you make a plan. So I’m just trying to be as outward with my energy as possible and make sure I audition for everything and stay grateful for all the work that I do get and hope it continues.

I collect: A lot of vintage fabric and vintage clothes.

Words I live by: “Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hard battle,” by Plato. It just really makes me think because you never know what someone might be going through.